The Loves of Ricardo

The Loves of Ricardo is a 1926 melodrama^[1] American film. It was recut and re-released in 1928. It featured a live performed sequence. It is a love story about a man who goes to Florida where he has invested in real estate, is kidnapped, and escapes after training a parrot. He is then reunited with his love.^[2]^[3] George Beban wrote, directed, and stars in the film.^[4]

It was advertised as an exquisite motion picture epic that was tender, beautiful, and moving, eliciting tears, laughter, and relief.^[5] "All right for those who can stand Beban's super-sentimentality," summarized The Educational Screen.^[6]

Cast

George Beban as Ricardo
Soliga Lee as Annetta
Amile Milane as Annetta in live sequence
Jack Singleton as Steve
Monte Collins Jr. as Steve in live sequence
Albano Valerio as Marco
Mika Aldrich as Flora
Signor Froondi
Goilio Cortesi
E. E. MacLeod Jr.
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References

^ Grieveson, Lee; Sonnet, Esther; Stanfield, Peter (November 13, 2005). Mob Culture: Hidden Histories of the American Gangster Film. Rutgers University Press. ISBN 978-0-8135-3557-9 – via Google Books.
^ ^a ^b Institute, American Film (November 13, 1997). The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-20969-5 – via Google Books.
^ Paietta, Ann Catherine; Kauppila, Jean L. (1994). Animals on Screen and Radio: An Annotated Sourcebook. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-2939-8.
^ "The Exhibitor". J. Emanuel Publications. November 13, 1927 – via Google Books.
^ "Peoples Theatre, Chicago, November 7th, 1927". www.silentfilmstillarchive.com.
^ "The Educational Screen". Educational Screen. November 13, 1926 – via Google Books.

[1] Grieveson, Lee; Sonnet, Esther; Stanfield, Peter (November 13, 2005). Mob Culture: Hidden Histories of the American Gangster Film. Rutgers University Press. ISBN 978-0-8135-3557-9 – via Google Books.

[auto-2] Institute, American Film (November 13, 1997). The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-20969-5 – via Google Books.

[3] Paietta, Ann Catherine; Kauppila, Jean L. (1994). Animals on Screen and Radio: An Annotated Sourcebook. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-2939-8.

[4] "The Exhibitor". J. Emanuel Publications. November 13, 1927 – via Google Books.

[5] "Peoples Theatre, Chicago, November 7th, 1927". www.silentfilmstillarchive.com.

[6] "The Educational Screen". Educational Screen. November 13, 1926 – via Google Books.

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